General information

URL:http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/City / Country: Bilbao / Spain
Theme: Art
Languages: Español / Euskera / English / Français
Platforms: Web, Mobile
Web accessibility: AA W3C level WCAG 1.0
Mission: "The mission of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is to collect, conserve, and study modern and contemporary art, to exhibit the art of our times from a variety of perspectives in the context of art history, and to reach a broad and diverse audience."
(http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/secciones/el_museo/la_mision.php?idioma=en)
Outstanding characteristics: This website is rich in contents and resources. It is worth pointing out that it maintains design consistency throughout all pages, even when it jumps to secondary websites.

Mobile features

Visitor information

http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/secciones/multimedia/moviles.php?idioma=en
User can install an application in his mobile device that will provide you with all the information he need about the Museum: hours of operation, the schedule for Permanent Exhibitions, recommendations, etc.
He'll also find all the latest information on Temporary Exhibitions and displays from the Permanent Collection.

Activity alerts

GOOD PRACTICE A customized alert system is available to Museum Members who wish to receive mobile-phone alerts about the activities they're most interested in. User must sign up.

Searching & browsing

This website displays a vertical main menu at the left of the pages, with 5 sections:

Main options

Links to Education oriented content

Services

Search

Link to other Guggenheim group websites

There's always a breadcrumb at the top of the page.

Specific information about exhibitions or pieces of the collection is tabbed.

Search

Search box appears permanently at the bottom of the left menu.
Simple search. Not advanced search.
When a section contains a large catalogue of items, there are specific search engines. See, for instance: